The Road to El Dorado

Continuity mistake: When Tulio and Miguel steal the row boat, Miguel is wearing shoes all the way up to saving the horse, then he climbs back into the boat without shoes. They magically reappear just after the shark eats the seagull, then Tulio is barefooted the whole time up until the same scene. Shortly after reaching land they're barefoot again and then the shoes reappear again when they're following the trail.

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Continuity mistake: When Miguel and Tulio jump out of their rowboat yelling "It's land." you can tell there's nothing on the beach. But then they kiss the sand and a skeleton has appeared.

Continuity mistake: At the start of the ball game Tzekel-Kan puts the ball down on a flat surface, shouting "Play ball.' But in the next shot there are a couple of tiny pieces of rock near the ball.

Continuity mistake: When Miguel and Tulio first arrive at the El Dorado island, the moss and plants near Whistling Rock (shaped as an eagle's head) change between shots and also change later in the film.

Continuity mistake: When Miguel kisses the skull after arriving at El Dorado's island it is facing towards the ocean. But when Cortes arrives later on, it is facing away from the ocean.

Continuity mistake: Altive kicks Tzekel-Kan's jaguar-like monster in the eye, leaving several cracks, The cracks constantly change between shots, particularly in the scene where the monster has cornered Miguel and Tulio at the edge of the cliff over the water.

Continuity mistake: When the two men are under the deck planning an escape, Tulio has a black eye. A little later, when they are escaping by boat, the black eye is gone. A black eye would have taken longer to heal.

Tulio: Any last words?
Miguel: I will cut you to ribbons.
Tulio: Fool! Such mediocrity! Let your sword do the talking.
Miguel: I will, it will be loquacious to a fault.

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Trivia: Just after the two main characters stow away on the ship, the movie cuts to a nighttime shot that firstly shows the moon, then pans down to the barrels. The moon shown is the same moon that Dreamworks (the company backing the movie) uses for their logo.

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Question: What is the name of the high priest?

Answer: The high priest's name is Tzekel-Kan.

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